schlock
[ʃlɑk] (shlahk)
NOUN
1. Object of poor craftmanship, quality, or design.
ADJ schlock·y [ˈʃlɑki] (shlahk' ee)
ADV schlock·i·ly [ˈʃlɑkəˌli] (shlahk' e lee)
NOUN-PHRAS
Shlock house
[ʃlɑk haʊs] (shlahk hows) also schlockhaus: 1. An inexpensive house of exceedingly poor design, construction, and architecture built alongside very similar houses by a single or a few corporate construction firms on a massive scale. These houses are typified by odd window placement, two-storey entrances, and prominent, front-facing garage doors.
Adapted from Yiddish.
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